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type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI CD ANNEXATION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any territory to be annexed to a municipality shall be considered contiguous notwithstanding that the territory is separated from the municipality by a former railroad right-of-way that has been converted to a recreational trail, but upon annexation the area included in the right-of-way shall not be considered to be annexed to the municipality."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 720"
citation: "Illinois HB 720 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f66da7b5-1e2a-418b-aea0-8764e219ac18"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=720&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15203&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f4a809256980a6651bec5ef92ac5219591343986d4f2b32a976bb9801a361d0f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 720 (94th) — MUNI CD ANNEXATION
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any territory to be annexed to a municipality shall be considered contiguous notwithstanding that the territory is separated from the municipality by a former railroad right-of-way that has been converted to a recreational trail, but upon annexation the area included in the right-of-way shall not be considered to be annexed to the municipality.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0720&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15203&DocNum=720&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0720eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15203&DocNum=720&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0720enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15203&DocNum=720&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 4 — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David R. Leitch — primary (person)
- George P. Shadid — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David R. Leitch `filing`
- **2005-02-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2005-02-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2005-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 4
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Non-Concur Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2005-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Local Government Committee; 011-000-000
- **2005-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0361 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f66da7b5-1e2a-418b-aea0-8764e219ac18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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